Bed-davenport.



' A. G. KLOPPING.

' BED DAVENPORT.

APYLIOATION IILED JULY 16, 1910.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET L' WZTNEES'EE' 'A. G. KLOPPING.

BED DAVENPORT.

APPLIOATION IILED JULY 16, 1910.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

i ME VVYTNEEEEE' A. G. KLOPPING.

BED DAVENPORT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1910.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

3 SHEETS-*SHEET 3.

UNITE s'm'rns r rrnnr OFFICE.

I ADOLPI-I C. KLOPPING, F TOLEDO, OHIO, .A$ SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THE TOLEDO PARLOR FURNITURE COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BED-DAVENPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18,1911.

Application filed July 16, 1910. Serial No. 572,233.

'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accoinfpanying drawings, and to the figures of re erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class of furniture in which a bed is combined with a davcnport or sofa, and which is commonly known as a bed-davenport.

The object of my invention is to simplify and improve upon articles of this character, whereby to cheapen the cost of manufacture, and render the operation thereof easier and more efficient, and to enhance the practicability and connnercial value thereof in other ways, as will hereinafter be more fully explained.

A further and important object of my invention is to provide an article of this character, which is capable of being easily and quickly knocked down and the parts thereof packed in compact form for the purpose of shipment or storage, and which isurlso capable of being easily and quickly set up by persons inexperienced in such work, and

which, when set up, is strong and durable in its construction.

floor for a turning of'the seat.

A further object of my invention the provision, in a sofa davenport, of a sectional bedfranie which is foldable in such manner as to hold a mattress and bedclothes iii compact state within the davcnport seat and to require a minimum of space above the "ith the sofa davcnports heretofore used difficulty has been experienced in so constructing the foldablc' bed-frame thereof as to enable the seat to turn freely without the bed-frame striking the floor and at the same time to keep the seat low enough for persons to comfortably sit thereon.

The invention is fully described in the following specification. and a preferred cmbodimcnt thereof illustrated in the accoinpanying drawings, in which,--

Figure 1. is a vertical cross-section of the davcnport frame and seat and bed portion in closed position with portions broken away. Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof with the bed parts removed from the seat portion and with a seat part broken away. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the seat inverted and the bed parts unfolded, portions being broken away. Fig. 4 is a similar view with the seat inverted and the bed parts in folded position. Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof with portions broken away and the bed-portion in unfolded or open position. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of an outer end portion of the bed frame with its supporting leg locked in supporting position. Fig. l is a top plan view of the same. Figs. 8 and 9 are enlarged side and edge views of the pivotal scat supporting parts, and Fig. 10

is an end lOIillOll of the rear side of the davcnport ranio. I

Referring to the (.lrawings, .1, l designate the two ends of the davenport, and 2 the back thereof, which back made hollow to provide a convenient compartment for the storage of pillows, bedding and the like, and com n'iscs the rear side 3, the opposing ends 4;, the bottom 5, and the front fran'ie 6, to which the back upholstcring (not shrnvn) is scoured. The front frame 6 is hinged at its lower edge to the fm'ward edge of the bottom 5, as at 7, to adapt the upper portion of such frame to be swung forwardly to render access to the interior of the co1npal-Uncut, as is aj'iparcnt. The top or head rail 8 is carried by the frame (3 and, when such frame is closed. [its over the upper edge of the rear side 3: and cooperates with the upholstered ,i'ront frame to give the back a finished appearance.

, The back 5-,. is provided at the ends of its rear side with upper and lower sets of plates 5), the outer ends of which project from the back and are hooloshapcd to adapt thcni to hook over registering screws 10 or other suit: ole means, which are carried by the ends at the rear edges thereof and co operate with the plates 9 to secure the back to the ends 1 and thus rigidly unite such ends, as is apparent by ri-xfcrcncc to Fig. 10. lfilccentrio buttons 11. are pivotally carried by the ends 1 .in position to coact with the ends of the lower plates 9 to prevent their disengagement from the screws 10 when such buttons are turned in one position, as shown. Latches 12v are carried by the two cated.

upper plates 9 and coact with the upper portion' of the front frame 6 to secure the same in closed position, as shown in Fig. 1.

The seat frame of the davenport comprises the opposing ends 13, 13, the front 14 andthe back 15, the back being of much shallower form than the front l t, as shown. Secured in central position to the outer side of each end 13 is a plate 16 which carries a stud 18 at one end portion thereof and has a link 19 pivotally-attached at one end to the opposite end portion thereoffias indi- The stud 18 works within a slot 20 provided longitudinally in the upper end portion of the guide bar 21 which is secured in verticahposition to the inner side of the associated end 1 of the d-avenport frame.

This bar is shown in the present instance as being of channel form with the lower ends ofits flanges notched to receive and rest upon a horizontal pin or bar 22 which conmeets the flanges of the channel form of bracket 23 that is secured to the associated end 1,- the upper end of such bar being screwed or otherwise suitably securedto the end 1, as indicated. The stud 18 is intended to have vertical sliding movements in the slot 20 and is prevented from lateral withdrawa-l' therefrom by theprovision of a flange on its free end for coacting with the inner marginal wall of the'slot. The link '19 pivotally attaches at its lower end to the lower end portion of the guide-bar 21, as indicated at 2%.

When the seat is in its normal or closed position, as indicated in Figs. 1 and), the plate 16 s disposed horizontally with its stud 18 in advance of the point of connection,of the link 19, thereof. To invert the position of the seat frame, the front end of the same is lifted which raises the stud 18 in the slot 20 a suilicient height to permit the pivotal point of connection of the plate 16 and link 19 to pass under such stud so that the continued turning of thc'seat frame will cause it to assume an inverted position as shown in Figs. 3' andi with the stud 18 disposed to the rear of the point of connection of the plate 16 and 'link 19, as is apparent. To return the seat frame .to its closed position, the turning movement of such frameis reversed.

The seat-frame carries the bed frame which comprises the inner and outer end bars 25 and 26, 'the side bars 27 projecting rigidly outward from the ends of the bar 25, the side bars 28 projecting rigidly inward from the ends of the bar 26, and the bars 29 which are pivotally connected at their ends to the inner ends of the bars 27 and 28, whereby, when opened up, to combine to form a rectangular bed frame, as shown. The bed frame bars are preferably of angle iron with one flange of-cuch projecting inwardly and perforated toipermit seat frame is to permit the uprights and 'at tached bars 29, which stand parallel thereto when folded, to incline from the pivotal point 31' toward the front piece 14' of the. seat, thus making the distance between the corners or. points formed by the connected ends of the bars 28 and 29 and the turning pivot of the seat. less than would otherwise The saving in space which is be the case. made possible with this construction is found in practice to be of very considerable importance. v

The outer or rear ends of the bars 27, 27 are each provided at their outer sides with a roll 34 which travels upon an inclined track or flange 35 secured to the inner side of each end 13 of theseat frame adjacent its front side.' The lower end of the track or flange when the seat frame is in inverted position is shown in Figs; 3 and t as turned upwardly, as at 36, to stop the downward movements of the rolls 34 therein and. the upper ends of such tracks or flanges are inclined downwardly in a direction opposed to the incline of the major portions of such tracks, as shown at .37, and meet the front side 14 of the frame whereby to provide a firm support for the rolls 34 when resting thereon in the unfolded position of the bed frame, as shown'in Fig. 3. Each bar 29 is secured at its ends to the outer sides hf the adjacent ends of the bars 27 and 28 and such latter bars have adjacent ends of their vertical flanges cut in inclined planes relative to the links of the bars, as shown as 38, to adapt such ends to coact with'tho luirizoutul flanges of the bars 29 to 'the bed frame is in folded position the bars 27 and 28 are disposed. substantially in parallel positions, one over the other, with the outer end bar 26 abutting or substantially abutting against the lower inner portion of the scat front 14, and with the rolls 34 disposed. within the turned ends 36 of the tracks 35. The bars 29 stand parallel with the uprights. 30, their closing movements i'olutiveto the uprights being limited by the inwardly projecting flanges of such uprights, and such bars 29 and uprights to-- gether stand in inclined position, as shown in Figs 1 and 4;

T9 unfold. the bed frame from the posi then unfoldii'u: the bed frame attached bars 28 causes the uprights 30 to be moved to vertical position, the bars 29 to turn on their pivots to horizontal position and the inner end of the bars 27 to be elevated to the horizontal plane'ol the bars 28 and 29, wl'iile the rear ends of the bars 27 are elevated to such plane by the rolls 34 moving iuiwardly on the inclined tracks 35.

"lhe outer ends of the bed frame bars 28 have the upper ends of supporting legs 39 pivoted thereto which legs hang by gravity in vertical or frame supporting position when the frameds opened up, as shown in Fig 5 and 6. To prevent a closing of the le when in this position, the bars ZS-have dogs 40 pivoted thereto, as at 41, with their outeixends provided with lugs 42foi' fitting into uotclms n; in the upper. ends of the legs 35). 'l he oscillatory movements of the dogs a l) are limited due to the lateral projecting of cars -.l-'l from the inner ends ofthe dogs and into openings 45 in the frame bars, as shown in .l' igs. t3 and 7.

hitountcd in angled slots d6 provided in one tor both of the scat frame ends '13 is a lock-bar 47 the, ends 48 and 45) of which are bent at right angles to each other and to the major or central portions of the bar, as indicuted in Figs. 1, 2, 3 l nd 4. The bar 47 is adapted to be turned to position the end it) over the outer or free end portions of the bars 28 wl'e i inthe folded'position shown. in ig. t, whereby to supportsueh end of.

the fran'ic within the seat frame when the seat frame and folded bed frame are in closed position, as shown in Figs. 1 and '2. The OPPOSltQ angled end 48 of the lock-bar 47 is adapted to be turned outwardly from the frame ends 13 to project under a registering shoulder or inwardly projected portion ll of the ends, 1, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, thus locking the seat frame against turning to dosed position. \Vhen the end 48 of the bar -el-7 is in locked engagement with the part .1, the oppositecnd 49thereofis free from loclti up; engagement tit lithe bed frame.

.' t is thus apparent that l have provided a coml'iinathm bed and davenport which is capable of being easily and quickly converted from a di-iven 'iort into a bed by inverting the position of the seat frame and parts, and also that l have provided an article of such class which is capable of being easily and quickly set up or taltr-n down by inexperienced persons, thus facilitating the shipping of the same in compact form and materially saving on the cost of t ransportution. To set. up the davenport, it is only iu-cessary'to attach the ends of the back 2 to the frame ends 1, l by engaging the plates 9 with the screws or other coacting means 10 after which the eccentric buttons 11 are turned to lock the lower plates 9 against disengagement from the coaeting screws 10. The seat frame with inclosed bed frame may now be quickly secured in position within the davenport franie by engaging the lower ends of the guide bars 21 with the supporting pins 22 of the bracket 23 and securing the upper ends of such bars to the ends 1 by screws or in any other suitable manner. This being done, the article is in condition to be used either as a davcnport or as a bed, as is apparent.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is,

l. A sofa bed frame, a pivoted and ovcrturning seat in said frame, uprights pivoted to said seat, and a bed-frame in three sections carried by the seat and adapted to be folded to form a closed receptacle under the seat and to form an expanded bed bottom when unfolded, the intermediate sections of the bed frame being pivoted to said uprights and adapted to stand in inclined 9 planes therewith "when the bed frame is folded.

2. In an article of the class described, a sofa frame, a pivoted and overturning seat mounted in said frame, a bed frame com- 1 prising three sections, the intermediate section being shorter than the outer sections and the whole being capable of folding to form a closed receptacle under the seat and of being expanded to form a bed, uprights 105 pivoted to an edge of the seat for limited swing'ihg movements and having their free ends pivoted to said intermediate bedfrnmc sections intermediate their ends, said intermediate bed-frame sections and the up- 110 rights standing in parallel relation and in an inclined plane when the bed-frame is in folded. position.

.3. .In an article of the class described, a sofa-frame. a pivoted and overturning seat 115 mounted ther'cii'l, a bed-bottom carried by said seat, and adapted to be folded to form aclosed receptacle under the seat and to form an expanded bed-bottom when unfolded. and uprights pivoted to the seat for limited 120 swinging movements relative thereto and pivotally supporting a part of said bedbottom, said uprights swinging inwardly upon a folding of the bed-bottom and standing inclined from a vertical plane. and in 1555 substantial parallelism with parts of the bed bottom.

4. In an article of the class described. a

sofa-:t'raine, a pivoted and overturning seat .mounted therein, a sectional bed-frame car- 30 ried by the seat and adapted to be folded to form a receptacle thereunder, said bed-frame comprising end sections and intermediate sections, standards pivotally carried by the front side edge of the seat then is the point of connection of the intermediate sections to the inner end section of tlie bed-frame.

5. In an article of theclass described, a sofa-frame, a pivoted and overturning seat mounted therein, a bed-frame comprising opposite end sections of substantially equal length and intermediate sect-ions'pivotally connecting such end sections, said sections being capable of folding teform a closed receptacle under the seat and of being unfolded to form an expanded bed-bottom, standards pivoted to the lower portion of the rear edge of the seat and pivotally at tached to said intermediate bed-frame sections intermediate their ends, the end sections of the bed-frame when folded being adapted to stand in substantial parallelism one over theother, and the intermediate sectime being adapted to stand lengthwise f the standards and inclined with the stand ards to place the inner end sections more remote from the front of the seat than the outer end section of the bed-frame.

6. in an article of the class described, a frame having members, vertically slotted guide bars secured to said end members, a

plate associated with each of such members and having a stud working in the slot therein, a link pivotally attached at one end to each of such plates at a distance from said stud, and having its other ends pivotally anchored to the lower end portion of the bar, a seat frame having its ends secured to said plates, and a foldable bed frame carried by said scat frame.

7. In an article oi" the class described, a frame having opposing ends, brackets secured to said ends, vertical bars reinovably mounted at their lower ends on said brackets and having their upper end portions slotted and attached to the associated frame end, a plate associated with each bar and having a flanged stud working in the slot therein, a linlrpivotally anchoring each plate to its associated member, a seat frame having its ends'securcd to said plate, and a foldable bed frame mounted in said seat frame.

8. in anarticle of the class scribed, the

combination with a reversible seat frame, of a bed frame foldably carried thereby, 4 bed frame comprising opposing end members, side bars projectin from the ends of each of such members, bars pivotally connecting the free ends of such side bars, means carried by the seat frame and pivotally supporting said connecting bars adjacent their centers, rolls carried adjacent the outer ends of the side b: of one seat, and inclined tracks securt o the seat frame ends for said rolls to travel on, saidtracks each having one end formed to limit the movement of the rolls therein in one direction and to support the rolls when the bed frame is in folded position. 1

9. In an article of the class described, the combination with a frame having end members, of a seat frame mounted betweensuch cnd members for turning movements relative thereto, standards carried at the rear side of the seat frame adjacent its ends for pivotal movements relative thereto, a bed frame foldably carried by said seat frame and comprising side bars pivoted to said standards for limited swinging movements relative thereto, and end portions pivoted. at

their inner ends to the ends of said side bars, rolls carried at the sides of one of said end portions adjacent its outer end, inclined tracks carried by the seat frame ends for guiding the movements of said rolls, said tracks each having an and turned upon itself to limit the movements of the rolls in one direction therein.

107 In an article of the class described, the combination of a frame, a seat frame mounted for semi-circular turning movements within such frame, a bed frame foldably carried within such seat frame and a locking bar journaled in a portion of the seat frame and having its ends bent at right angles to each other and to the axis of the bar, one of said ends being adapted to be turned to enact with the bed frame to retain ,it in folded position within the seat frame and the other of said ends being adapted to cotiperate with a registering pen.

M; .G. GASKELL. 

